What is Java 6?

Java 6 is software application developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 55.75% of installations running this operating system. Java 6's installer is typically 79.00 MB in size and installs around 462 files. The most common release is Update 6 with 12.6% of all installations currently using this version.

Java 6 is most popular in the United States with 55.46% of installations residing in this country.

Java 6 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Java 6 is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Java 6?

The latest release of Java SE 6, Update 29, includes a fix for an SSL regression, as well as continued support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This update does not contain any new security fixes.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • jqs.exe runs as a service named 'Java Quick Starter' (JavaQuickStarterService) "Prefetches JRE files for faster startup of Java applets and applications".
Firewall:
  • java.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\TI Education\TI-Nspire Computer Link\jre\bin\java.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ADECADBF-839E-4312-8357-FA4BBDA49790}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • jusched.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Java Update.
  • firefox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Firefox - Start.
  • Rainmeter.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Rainmeter Start up.
Registry entries:
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Mozilla Firefox' and executes as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
  • uTorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'uTorrent.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://java.com
Support:
https://java.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F83216020FF}
Size:
79.00 MB
Language:
English

Java 6 Executable Details

Primary executable:
javaws.exe
Name:
Java 6
Path:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\javaws.exe
MD5:
b22b283e7c3057633eec65a2e2fde1b0
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Java 6
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
423a41f5fa8609c176bfae35c704ddd1
EXE
ab91a7350a5fddcdf0a7b0c60e8e4e71
EXE
a63b933997d5b93b8d09226445456c17
DLL
3176acb726419e4bcdd8959bd943d5d5
EXE
16e3cc8d84c4c94fb1bd270fa8a12e2c
EXE
ba502fe020f2b4880d7130480ecddcaf
DLL
f779dd87acad06350e4a180d09b88ace
EXE
2dd574f00dc391b361fb0bc79c9c63da
DLL
bc85a301a5794a32c544ff3a18ff3385
DLL
c1d21f6f748f0880a84a188f7439bb57